The year 1917... A year that forever changed Russia, a turning point in our history. A hundred years ago, the whirlwind of the February Revolution swept away a thousand-year-old monarchy, the last emperor of the House of Romanov abdicated. The country has entered an era of unprecedented freedom. One moment came true the most daring dreams of Russian revolutionaries and other opponents of the tsarist regime. It seemed that Russia was waiting for a new rise and prosperity. Instead, the country received
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